Tag: WhatsApp

WhatsApp is testing a Facebook feature that allows users to change the background colors of status updates. In addition to the color change, users will also be allowed to add emoji and choose fonts they like for their text status. […]

WhatsApp users in China woke up to the shock of a partial block on the popular messaging app on Tuesday. Users and security researchers reported that a few functions of the chat app were not working. However, some of the […]

WhatsApp has upgraded its chat service with new features to allow users to send files of any type. The beta version of the feature was available last month, and now, users can download the stable version from the Play Store and […]

The European Union (EU) has fined Facebook Inc (FB) over $122 million (or 110 million euros) for providing misleading information about its buyout of popular mobile messaging app WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion. The European Commission, which acts as the […]

A cyber-security research firm warns that WhatsApp and Telegram users may have unknowingly let hackers into their accounts—simply by looking at a photo that contained malicious lines of code. To gain full access to your account, all a hacker had […]

It sounds like Pakistan’s lawmakers want changes to be made at Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and pretty much every other social media platform. Some media reports this week claim that they’re considering a ban on all social media, while others say […]

Most of us are familiar with mobile messaging apps like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, but there are others that cater to different regions of the world. With the rise of internet access and smartphones in the majority of countries, instant […]

Have you updated to the latest version of WhatsApp that brings a new feature called Status? Facebook has been stealing feature ideas directly from Snapchat for months. The new Status is just another stolen feature. If you don’t like the […]

We heard that Facebook’s WhatsApp was testing a feature called Status just recently, and now the feature is officially launched. It’s a new tab that allows users to share disappearing videos and images that are available for only 24 hours. […]

Whenever a malicious text message bug is rampaging through the iPhone of anyone unlucky enough to receive it, you can bet the tech community will spread the news. Apple tends to keep iOS locked up tight, and often the bugs […]

BlackBerry users were not included in the WhatsApp cutoff, at least for now. The messaging service announced early last year that it would end support by late 2016 on several mobile platforms, including BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS, Nokia Symbian […]